Foundry Robotics
Senior Technical Recruiter
Emeryville, CA. Posted 25 days ago
The role
This person will own end-to-end hiring for mechanical, manufacturing, process, test, and quality engineering. They will also manage the staffing agency relationship for hourly contract technicians.
What you will do
- Own end-to-end hiring for mechanical, manufacturing, process, test, and quality engineering.
- Decompose each role into assessable skills with the hiring manager using a competency map.
- Build and run interviewer training and calibration for manufacturing and mechanical loops.
- Own talent competitor analysis across contract manufacturers, hardware startups, aerospace, and automotive.
- Own the staffing agency relationship for hourly contract technicians.
- Define the screen, audit agency candidates, track conversion and 90-day retention, and replace agencies if quality is not met.
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of technical recruiting, including real time hiring mechanical, manufacturing, or quality engineers in a hardware environment.
- Ability to hold a conversation about tolerance stack-ups, DFM, GD&T, or the difference between an EVT and a PVT build.
- Experience managing and improving a staffing agency relationship.
- Ability to build a competency map and train non-recruiters to interview.
- AI-efficient and uses tooling to multiply sourcing output.
- Comfortable on a shop floor in steel toes and safety glasses.
Nice to have
- Contract manufacturing, production ramp, or high-mix low-volume environments.
- Hiring into ITAR-controlled programs, including contractor eligibility constraints.
- Second- and third-shift staffing experience.
Benefits
- Base salary
- Equity
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
- Generous PTO
About the company
Foundry Robotics is building an AI-native robotics manufacturing company focused on deploying advanced assembly and production capability for leading robotics companies and national-security-critical hardware. Their mission is to rebuild the American manufacturing industry as an AI-first, assembly-focused, dual-use contract manufacturer.